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Grammar : Adv
Spell : in-ter-mit-nt
Phonetic Transcription : ˌɪn tərˈmɪt nt

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Définition of intermittently

Origin :
  • c.1600, from Latin intermittentem (nominative intermittens), present participle of intermittere (see intermission). Related: Intermittently.
  • adv at times
Example sentences :
  • Intermittently the voices came to us, though we could make out no words.
  • Extract from : « The Pirate of Panama » by William MacLeod Raine
  • Intermittently, of course, a few experiments with flour paste!
  • Extract from : « Peace on Earth, Good-will to Dogs » by Eleanor Hallowell Abbott
  • Shadow vanished and reappeared, intermittently, like a flashing light.
  • Extract from : « Rebels of the Red Planet » by Charles Louis Fontenay
  • Mankind has struggled with it intermittently since civilization began.
  • Extract from : « Little Lost Sister » by Virginia Brooks
  • Cissy was worse, and only intermittently conscious, but had asked to see him.
  • Extract from : « Under the Redwoods » by Bret Harte
  • Lead mining has been carried on in this district, intermittently, since 1824.
  • Extract from : « Early Western Travels, 1748-1846 (Volume XXVI) » by Various
  • Thus the argument was continued, intermittently, until near dawn.
  • Extract from : « The Adventures of Billy Topsail » by Norman Duncan
  • Intermittently from the castle of Sant'Angelo comes the boom of the cannon.
  • Extract from : « The Complete Opera Book » by Gustav Kobb
  • She looked away; a long breath, intermittently drawn, filled her bosom.
  • Extract from : « Dust » by Julian Hawthorne
  • This volcano is not constantly, but intermittently, in eruption.
  • Extract from : « Our Little Hawaiian Cousin » by Mary Hazelton Wade

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